Bulloo Downs Station
| Company type | Pastoral lease |
|---|---|
| Industry | Cattle station |
| Founded | 1894 |
| Headquarters | Shire of Bulloo , Australia |
Area served | Queensland, Australia |
| Owner | Gibson family |
Bulloo Downs Station, often referred to simply as Bulloo Downs, is a pastoral lease functioning as a cattle station within the Shire of Bulloo, located in Queensland, Australia. The land traditionally belongs to the Bitjara people.
Situated roughly northeast of Tibooburra and west of Hungerford in the Channel Country region of Queensland, this property encompasses sections of the Bulloo River along with its associated floodplains. It shares a boundary with Naryilco Station.
Spanning an area close to , Bulloo Downs was under the ownership of the Gibson family as of 2010. Mick and Marie Gibson purchased the station in 2004 for AUD 20 million following the division of the Stanbroke Pastoral Company by Peter Menegazzo.
History
In 1894, when owned by Messrs. Jones, Green and Sullivan, the station supported a herd of 43,000 cattle. A drought lasting an entire year diminished this number to 14,000, which later increased to 18,000 before another extended drought reduced it drastically to 2,700 by 1900. In 1903, Sir Sidney Kidman acquired Bulloo Downs for £20,000 at a time when the herd numbered only 3,000 cattle. The property then covered an area of and was incorporated into Kidman’s vast pastoral holdings.